Tail-stretching mechanism for bosom-boards



G BINDER.

TAIL STHETCHING MECHANISM FOR BOSOM BOARDS.

APPLICATION mun-mm: 1, 1915. RENEWED AUG. 11,1911.

'1 ,329, 880. Patented Feb. 3,1920.

IN l/E IV TOR M15 A TTOR/VEVJ GOITLOB BINDER, or nocrrnsrnnnnw MACHINERY co, or cine LNITATL. ":11

K, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN LAUNDRY O, A GGRPOBJiTION OF OHIO.

TAIL-STRETCIZING HZECIIA'J'HISHI ESE BOSOM-BOARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Feb. 3, 192 0.

Application filed June 1, 1915, Serial Ito. 81,348. Renewed August 11, 1917. Serial No. 185,795.

To all whom it may concern:

I Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tail Stretching Mechanism for Bosom-Boards; and I do hereby dec are the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the referenceni.imerals marked thereon.

My invention relates to bosom boards, with reference more particularly to the class of devices employed for ironing machinery such as used for pressing the bosom of an open front or coat shirt. Machines of this general type include a relatively movable bed and platen and means for bringing them into engagement with each other for pressing a garment arranged on the bed, and it is the purpose of the present structure to provide improved means for more adequately retaining and stretching the sections of a shirt bosom upon the supporting bed. A further object of the invention is to at ford a tail clamping or stretching means ar ranged in such a manner as to stretch the bosom of a shirt smoothly and tigh ly while at the same time permitting the two sections of the bosom to be stretched in diverging relation to each other or in slightly different directions, thereby permitting the neckband of the shirt to be retained in properly clamped position. while allowing the separation of the bosom sections and' obviating the disadvantage set up by overlapping the ad acent edges of the bosom sections. To these and other ends the mvention resides in certain improvements and showing a shirt arranged thereon in position for ironing;

ing means;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line aa of Fig. 2, and i Fig. 5 is a sectional view atright angles to the plane of Fig, 4t, and showing the.

have seen fit to illustrate the features of the improvement which may be carried out by other methods than that shown in this application. I-Ieretofore in the ironing of open bosom shirts on bosom machines, it has been customary to overlap the adjacent edges of the bosom sections and this has required the use of a supplemental ironing plate or strip interposed between the overlapping portions. for ironing the under surfaces. This has been a more or less troublesome and expensive method, and it has been proposed to retain the bosom sections together at their upper ends, that is at the neckband portion, and to separate the remaining parts by arranging them in diverging relation. however has raised the question as to how most efficiently to stretchthe bosom sections when disposed in such relation and the present structure is designed to remedy this by arranging stretching members in angular relation to each other in accordance with the angle that separates the bosomse'ctions.

In. the structure shown, 1 designates a platen and 2 is a bed mounted on a support 3. Any suitable means may be employed to effect relative movement ofthe platen and bed support, so as to bring the bed and platen into pressing relation with one another. The bed 2 is provided with neckband expandin and clam in means desi natedi generally at at, and yoke clamping means comprising the members 5. The parts thus far described are common in the class :of

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the stretchi This ironing machinery and constitute no part of the present invention.

In order to provide for spreading the bosom sections, the bosom board or bed 2 is of tapered formation, preferably wider at the base than at the upper end so as to permit the bosom sections to be spread, as shown in Fig. 2. Arranged at the base of the bed forcooperation therewith are the tail stretching members which are preferably arranged, each substantially at right angles to the adjacent lateral edge of the bed, or to the direction in which the corresponding bosom section is stretched. To this end the structure includes brackets 6 forming bearings for the support 7, which comprises a pair of angularly arranged portions extending on opposite sides of the center thereof. Arranged on the support are the stretching members which are preferably in the form of tubular members or rods 8, arranged for rotary and sliding movement of the support. Each tubular rod 8 carries a collar 9 having a toothed surface 10 arranged for engagement with a correspondingly toothed surface 11 formed on the bracket 6. 12 designate springs which surround the support 7 interiorly of the tubular members 8 and act to retain the members 8 normally in locked relation with the toothed surfaces 11. The springs 12 are preferably separated by a spacing member or plate 13 t12.11g6(l intermediate the ends of the support. By this arrangement it will be seen that the stretching members occupy positions in diflerent vertical planes and serve to stretch the sections of the shirt in different directions according to the positions of the sections on the board, as illu trated in F ig. 2. The stretching members are preferably of angular cross section to enable the tail portions of the shirt to be readily wound thereon and tightly gripped in stretching or tightening the bosom sections. V

In the operation of the board, a shirt is placed thereon in the usual manner. the neckband being buttoned, and the neckband expanding mechanism and yoke clamping means is operated'to clamp the upper part of the shirt. The operator then stretches the bosom sections, one at a time, pulling them slightly away from the longitudinal axis of the board so that the adjacent edges of the bosom sections are spaced in diverging relationship. The tail portions are wound around the stretching rods which automatically lock in any adjusted position and hold the two sections of the shirt in stretched position until the bed and platen are brought into pressing relation to iron the bosom. The structure which I have described is intended merely as an example separating of the sections of a bosom when placed thereon.

I clalm as my lnventionz 1. The combmation with a bosom board for ironing shirts, of clamping means hav-- ing engagement with the yoke and neckband portions of a shirt, and independent, rotary tail stretching members arranged at an angle to each other whereby to stretch the sections of the shirt while arranged in diverging relation.

2. Qhe combination with a bosom board for ironing shirts, of clamping means having engagement with the yoke and neckband portions of a shirt, of a support having angularly disposed portions'and independently rotatable tubular stretching members arranged on said portions of the support, and located in different vertical planes to stretch the sections of a shirt while arranged in diyer 'ing relation.

3. The combination with a bosom board for ironing shirts of clamping means having engagement with the yoke and neckband portions of a shirt, a support having angularly disposed portions, independently rotatable tubular stretching members arranged on said portions of the support, a spacing device arranged on the support in termediate its ends springs arranged within the tubular stretching bars and surround ing the support between said spacing device, and the ends of the support and actuating the stretching members toward the ends of the support, and means acting to retain the stretching members in adjusted position.

l. The combination with a bosom board for ironing shirts, of clamping means for engaging the upper portion of a shirt and independently operable tail stretching members arranged at an angle to each other to stretch the sections of a shirt while arranged in diverging relation.

5. The combination with a bosom board for ironing shirts, of means for holding the neckband end of a shirt, and a tail stretcher having stretcher portions at an angle to each other.

6. The combination with a bosom board for ironing shirts, of means for holding the neckband end of a shirt, and a tail stretcher having stretcher portions at an angle to a horizontal plane.

7. The combination With a bosom board having stretcher portions at an angle to a -for 110n1ng slums, of means for holdlng the h0r1z0ntal plane and to a vertlcal plane 10 neckbancl end of a slnrt, and a tall stretcher transverse to the board.

having stretcher portions at an angle to 5 a vertical plane transverse to the board. GOTTLOB BINDER 8. The combination with a bosom board \Vitnes ses: I for ironing shlrts, of means for holding the H. E. STQNEBRAKER,

neckbancl end of a shirt, and a tail stretcher F. JERDONE, Jr. 

